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Michael J.F. Scott

Producer and director

Works as
Producer and director
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 35 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 34% in 30 days

What are Michael J.F. Scott's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Survival and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Survival
40%
Self
23%
Society
22%
Bonds
15%
Survival2 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
2
Contemplative
2
Hopeful
2
Warm
1
Joyful
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Hopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Michael J.F. Scott's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Michael J.F. Scott's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

35 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.

  • Samson(2018)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Wapos Bay: The Series(2005)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Escape from Mars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1999)

    Producer

  • Trucks(1997)

    Co-Producer · Second Unit Director

    Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films

  • O Canada (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Show 2 episodes · Executive Producer

  • Nights Below Station Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Producer

  • Heck's Way Home (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Spirit Rider(1993)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Lost in the Barrens II: The Curse of the Viking Grave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Director · Producer

  • Magic Hour: Lost in the Barrens(1990)

    Director · Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Karate Kids (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Producer

  • The Defender (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Executive Producer

  • Who Gets In? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Producer

  • Peep and the Big Wide World (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Producer

  • The Big Snit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer

  • Canada Vignettes: St. Laurent Pilgrimage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Executive Producer

  • Canada Vignettes: The Move (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Executive Producer

  • Carried Away (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Executive Producer

  • Shipbuilder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Executive Producer

  • The Pedlar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer · Producer

  • After the Big One: Nuclear War on the Prairies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Producer

  • Ted Baryluk's Grocery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer

  • Standing Alone (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Executive Producer

  • Grain Elevator (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer

  • W.O. Mitchell: Novelist in Hiding (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Executive Producer

  • Getting Started (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Executive Producer

  • A House on The Prairie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • John Law and the Mississippi Bubble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • The Red Dress (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Director

  • Wood Mountain Poems (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)

    Executive Producer

  • The McIntyre Block (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    Executive Producer

  • Whistling Smith (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Director · Editor · Producer

  • Station 10 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)

    Director

  • Angus (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

  • Small Smoke at Blaze Creek (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Director

Career shape

A full career of 34 titles from 1971 to 2018.

Highest rated

Trucks (1997)

Midcredits 3rd

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing9 of 34: 5 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting1 of 34: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing28 of 34: 24 only producing, 4 with another roleEditing1 of 34: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 34: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

34 titles, 5 with more than one role — producing and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1970s10 · crew1980s14 · crew1990s9 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Michael J.F. Scott's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 37th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

30thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · producer

Samson (2018)

82nd percentile spread · 44% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Spirit Rider (1993)

Midcredits 59th · 65% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 52/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 20. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Michael J.F. Scott work with?

People who share at least 2 of Michael J.F. Scott's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Derek Mazur shares the most, 4.

Actors

Editors

Producers